BOOK REVIEWS

The Beautiful Place

The wry narrator of Margaret Atwood’s short story “Happy Endings” downgrades plot to “just one thing after another, a what and a what and a what.” Well, maybe. But the number of whats and the ... Read More »

January 31, 2022 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Our Table

By Peter H. Reynolds

The story begins with Violet remembering when her family used to gather at the table. She fondly reminisces about the happy memories they made – setting the table, preparing meals, singing, talking, celebrating, and just ... Read More »

January 26, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Persephone’s Children: A Life in Fragments

By Rowan McCandless

Winnipeg author Rowan McCandless's glowing debut, Persephone’s Children, pushes the boundaries of memoir and personal essay. The discovery of voice and identity and the process of healing after an abusive relationship are central to this story. ... Read More »

January 25, 2022 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

★ Time Is a Flower

By Julie Morstad

Both cozy and conceptual – a difficult balance to strike – Time Is a Flower by Julie Morstad is an absolute delight. This thought-provoking picture book helps young readers grasp the slippery notion of time ... Read More »

January 24, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Tenderness

By Alison MacLeod

Tenderness, the sixth book by Alison MacLeod, is a dizzyingly researched historical novel that moves from England during the First World War to the U.S. and the U.K. in 1959 and 1960. At its heart ... Read More »

January 19, 2022 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Meranda and the Legend of the Lake

By Meagan Mahoney

Family secrets, fantastical beings, and authentic identities rise to the surface in Meranda and the Legend of the Lake, an absorbing middle-grade novel by Calgary-based debut author and pediatric intensive care physician Meagan Mahoney. The ... Read More »

January 18, 2022 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century

By Kim Fu

Kim Fu has always revealed a distinct creative vision. Her books – including For Today I Am a Boy, winner of the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction – are marvels of craftsmanship and daring. ... Read More »

January 17, 2022 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Friends Are Friends, Forever

By Dane Liu and Lynn Scurfield; ill.

From Andrea Wang and Jason Chin’s Watercress to Thao Lam’s The Paper Boat to Chris Naylor-Ballesteros’s The Suitcase, explorations of the immigrant experience with messages about sharing kindness and the importance of love have found ... Read More »

January 12, 2022 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Our Little Secret

By Emily Carrington

Emily Carrington’s debut graphic memoir is a deeply affecting and incisive examination of her experiences of childhood sexual abuse. The illustrated format allows for increased emotional impact in a story that is often difficult to ... Read More »

January 11, 2022 | Filed under: Graphica, Memoir & Biography, Reviews

#BlackInSchool

By Habiba Cooper Diallo

#BlackInSchool, the debut book by author and women’s health advocate Habiba Cooper Diallo, is a damning nonfiction account of the systemic anti-Black racism she observed and experienced during her last three years at a high ... Read More »

January 10, 2022 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

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